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Report: Leadership of Catholic colleges shifting as religious vocations plummet
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By Daniel Payne Washington D.C., Jul 25, 2023 / 13:50 pm The governance of Catholic higher education in the United States is continuing to shift as fewer and fewer of the faithful enter into religious vocations and a growing number of secular directors take over leadership roles in educational institutions. The …
Pope Francis to issue apostolic letter on ministry of catechist
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CNA Staff, May 5, 2021 / 06:20 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis will issue an apostolic letter next week on the ministry of catechist. The Holy See press office said May 5 that the papal letter, issued motu proprio (“on his own impulse”), would be presented at a press conference …
Pope Francis admits women to ministries of lector and acolyte in new motu proprio
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by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jan 11, 2021 / 04:05 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a motu proprio Monday changing canon law to allow women to serve as lectors and acolytes. In the motu proprio “Spiritus Domini,” issued on Jan. 11, the pope changed canon 230 § 1 of …
Pope Francis appoints first lay head of Roman Curia’s disciplinary commission
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Vatican City, Jan 8, 2021 / 05:20 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis appointed on Friday the first lay head of the Roman Curia’s disciplinary commission. The Holy See press office announced on Jan. 8 that the pope had named Vincenzo Buonomo, rector of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, as …
Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for October
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The Laity’s Mission in the Church We pray that by the virtue of baptism, the laity, especially women, may participate more in areas of responsibility in the Church.